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The Economic Case for Watershed Restoration
Restoration can fuel economic growth, cut costs, create jobs, and provide opportunities for businesses, all while supporting freshwater ecosystems.

Let Your Garden Grow Clean Water
If you’ve got the gardening bug, you can cultivate a beautiful landscape that also supports clean water and healthy streams.

We Flipped the Switch!
A new solar array will produce enough electricity to reduce the Stroud Center’s energy costs by $5,000 to $6,000 per year.

Seasonal and longitudinal dynamics of DOM within headwater streams of a tropical evergreen forest
Sullivan, S.N., J.C. Bowen, L.A. Kaplan, R.M. Cory, and P.G. Hatcher. 2025. Water Research, early online access.

High fecal indicator bacteria in temperate headwater streams at baseflow: implications for management and public health
D.T. Myers, L. Zgleszewski, R. Bier, J.R. Price, S. Morgan, J.K. Jackson, D. Oviedo-Vargas, M. Daniels, D.B. Arscott, J. Kan. 2025. Water Research X, early online access.

Reasons for Hope
Sometimes it can feel like disagreement is the only thing that is pervasive in today’s world. That’s simply not true. Not when it comes to water.

Salt Rising in N.Y.C. Source Water, New Report Echoes Stroud Center Study
Twenty-five years after Stroud Center scientists found high salt levels, a new report shows N.Y.C. water sources are trending toward undrinkable.

Study Points to Farmland as Possible Source of PFAS in Fish
The Stroud Center and the Center for PFAS Solutions have been studying how much biosolids are contaminating farmland and adjacent waters since 2021.

That’s a Wrap: Film Fest Draws Enthusiastic Support
As we reflect on the success of Trail Creek Outfitters’ 18th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival, we are grateful to everyone who made it a memorable night.